A US judge has thrown out a case against God, ruling that because the defendant has no address, legal papers cannot be served.The suit was launched by Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers, who said he might appeal against the ruling.

Though the case has been dismissed, Chambers issued a sharp retort to the ruling.

The court, Mr Chambers said, had acknowledged the existence of God and “a consequence of that acknowledgement is a recognition of God’s omniscience”.“Since God knows everything,” he reasoned, “God has notice of this lawsuit.”